Types of Conflict
A struggle inside a character's own mind.
What is internal conflict?
The beginning of the story where characters & setting are introduced.
What is the exposition?
POV where the narrator uses, "I," "me," & "my."
What is first-person?
Information the author directly states about a character.
What is direct characterization?
Punctuation marks used to show someone is speaking.
What are quotation marks?
A character vs. a force of nature, like a storm or wild animal.
What is character vs. nature?
The events that build tension & lead to the climax.
What is the rising action?
POV where the narrator uses "he," "she," or "they" & knows only one character's thoughts.
What is third-person limited?
When readers learn about a character through actions, speech, and thoughts.
What is indirect characterization?
The correct term for the words that tell who is speaking (ex., “she said”).
What are dialogue tags?
A conflict between two people or characters.
What is character vs. character?
The turning point or most exciting moment.
What is the climax?
POV where the narrator is not a character & knows everyone's thoughts.
What is third-person omniscient?
A character who does not undergo major change.
What is a static character?
Where the comma goes in dialogue: Before or after the closing quotation marks?
"I'm tired" he said
It goes before (“I'm tired,” he said).
A conflict where the character must challenge rules, laws, or a larger group.
What is character vs. society?
The events that follow the climax & begin to resolve the conflict.
What is falling action?
POV where the narrator only reports what can be seen or heard—no thoughts.
What is third-person objective?
A character who does undergo significant internal change.
What is a dynamic character?
The rule about starting a new paragraph each time…
What is a new speaker begins talking?
A conflict where the character fights technology, machines, or robots.
What is character vs. technology?
The end of the story where loose ends are tied up.
What is the resolution?
POV that directly addresses the reader using "you."
What is second-person?
This type of character changes throughout the story and is described with many traits, thoughts, and feelings.
(Dynamic/Static) & (Round/Flat)
What is a dynamic, round character?
This narrative element uses characters’ spoken words to show their thoughts, feelings, and relationships.
What is dialogue?